Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Scregg (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scregg (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.54772, -8.11471
- SMR number
- RO042-089----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the crest of a WSW-facing slope overlooking a narrow NNW-SSE valley. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 48m E-W; 46m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-6m; int. H 0.7-0.75m; ext. H 1.25-1.65m), with a fosse (Wth of top 7-8.8m; Wth of base 2.3-4.2m; D 0.5-1m) and outer bank (at W: Wth 3.4m; ext. H 0.7m) SW-W-NE. The entrance (Wth 2.4m) is at SSE, and lazy-beds are preserved in the interior. Archaeological testing (05E0021) c. 100m to the E failed to produce any related material (Delaney 2008a).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Delaney, F. 2008a Scregg: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 328, No. 1350. Dublin. Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.